The Azores

The Azores are nine islands of volcanic origin, situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean about 1,500 km from mainland Portugal. The nine islands are divided into three groups: the eastern group with the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel, the Central group with the islands São Jorge, Graciosa, Pico, Faial and Terceira and the Western group with the islands of Flores and Corvo.

The westernmost island Corvo and the easternmost island Santa Maria, have a distance of 600 km.The distance between the islands of Pico and Faial is only 6 km. The last volcanic eruptions on the islands were 30 years ago, but the islands are considered safe to the point and volcanic seismology.